Sligo Rovers vs Derry City betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier Division match on July 04th, 2024

A football match between Sligo Rovers and Derry City of the Premier Division will take place in Republic of Ireland on Thursday, July 04th, 2024, at 18:45h (UTC), check the Sligo Rovers vs Derry City betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sligo Rovers vs Derry City will occur

The game will be played in the small The Showgrounds stadium, in the city of Sligo, with a capacity for 5500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Sligo Rovers vs Derry City betting tip 2024

The Premier Division has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.61 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.23 goals per match played.

Sligo Rovers last match

Sligo Rovers is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced Shamrock Rovers in a match valid for Premier Division, and the match ended 2-0.

A win for the underdog team was not in the plans, as evidenced by the fact that their win had odds of 5.25. That's why we experienced a surprise result!

Derry City last match

Derry City appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a victory for this match. In a Premier Division game, the team faced Drogheda United, and the score ended with a 5-1.

The odds of 1.27 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Sligo Rovers vs Derry City h2h

These teams the last time they met which was on 24-05-2024 played out a 2-2 draw in a highly contested Premier Division match during the 2024 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Derry City team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Sligo Rovers its counterpart.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

Sligo Rovers

Premier Division leaderboard now

However, Sligo Rovers enters this game with 28 points and ranking in 7th place in the Premier Division, the team has a negative balance of 8 lost games, won 7, and drawing in 7.

The team, has the same score that the St Patrick's team who occupies position 6 in the 23rd round.

Sligo Rovers analysis

Currently, Sligo Rovers has a tally of 23 goals scored and 27 goals against, at the end of round 22 of Premier Division.

Recent performances have highlighted that Sligo Rovers is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

his average possession rate in the league is 47.05%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Sligo Rovers vs Derry City 2024, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 3 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 4 wins, 3 losses, and 4 draws playing in their home base.

Best goalscorer from Sligo Rovers

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Max Mata. The Attacker has scored 4 times in the current season and has helped Sligo Rovers come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Derry City

Premier Division leaderboard now

The Derry City team with 44 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 12 wins, 8 draws, and 4 losses.

In the 23rd round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points compared to the Shelbourne team which is just above, in 1st place.

Derry City analysis

After 22 rounds, Derry City has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 39 goals for and 20 conceded.

With a sequence of 4 wins in the Premier Division, Derry City is in that excellent moment of being the favorite.

An average of 4.21 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Derry City, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

This is a top 5 team in the Premier Division that wants to keep up with the good performances!

It is an average ball possession of 55.33% that the Derry City team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

Playing away Derry City usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 3 wins, 2 losses and 6 draws in the Premier Division.

Derry City is a more offensive team than Sligo Rovers, having 2459 attacks vs. 2103 from Sligo Rovers, having scored 39 times, in comparison, Sligo Rovers converted into goal 23 times.

Best goalscorer from Derry City

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Pat Hoban is the player to highlight. Helping Derry City with 12 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

In short, a much stronger team Derry City, better placed in the competition, that usually wins and doesn't concede goals, against an irregular Sligo Rovers that has difficulty converting and that comes from a sequence of balanced performances.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - No market are quoted at 1.75.

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sligo Rovers is Max Mata, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Derry City is Pat Hoban, he has scored in 12 opportunities.

Derry City has conceded 8 away goals in 11 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Derry City will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-2, something to take into consideration.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since Derry City has an average of 0.91 goals per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 4.86 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.23 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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